Women of color in the British suffragette movement

‘At this time the Women’s Suffragette movement who were fighting for their votes, was at its height. In those days there were few Indian women in London. Hearing of me they sent me an invitation…

There was a huge outcry over the all-white cast of the Meryl Streep-starring Suffragette earlier this year — but how white was the UK suffragette movement, actually? Turns out the answer is pretty complicated.